This episode of the series "North Star" from 1985 focuses on the history of free people of color in New Orleans during the time of slavery, including: a look at the population and wealth of the free people of color; a proclamation issued by Governor Esteban Rodriguez Miro requiring all black women to wrap their heads in handkerchiefs called tignons; and a tour and remembrance of the free people of color buried in the above ground tombs at St. Louis Cemetery Number 2 in New Orleans. Host: Genevieve Stewart